In Re: AME Church Employee Retirement Fund Litigation
Case number 1:22-md-3035 STA/jay is the master docket in the Western District of Tennessee (Eastern Division-Jackson). This matter and all related cases are assigned to Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson.
Background
The cases concern an allegation that the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church), senior Church officials, and financial companies contracted to administer the Church retirement plan were negligent in managing the plan and breached their fiduciary duties to plan participants, resulting in substantial losses to the plan that were discovered in 2021. On June 2, 2022, the United States Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) found that actions in this litigation involve common questions of fact. The JPML determined that centralization in the Western District of Tennessee (Eastern Division-Jackson) will serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of the litigation. The JPML transferred the matter to the Western District of Tennessee (Eastern Division-Jackson) and, with the consent of the Court, assigned the cases to Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.
Contacts
| Telephone | Email Address | |
|---|---|---|
| Chambers of S. Thomas Anderson, Chief U.S. District Judge | 731-421-6338 | ECF_Judge_Anderson@tnwd.uscourts.gov |
| Maurice Bryson, Courtroom Deputy | 731-421-9205 | Maurice_Bryson@tnwd.uscourts.gov |
| MDL Clerks | 901-495-1207 or 731-421-9216 |
MDL3035@tnwd.uscourts.gov |
Orders and Other Announcements
10/28/2022
Case Management Order No. 3 - Joint Stipulated Protocol
Case Management Order No. 3 -
Joint Stipulated Protocol for the Discovery of Electronically Stored
Information and Hard-Copy Documents
10/28/2022
Case Management Order No. 2 - Stipulated Protective Order
Case Management Order No. 2 -
Stipulated Protective Order
8/25/2022
Case Management Order
Case Management Order
8/4/2022
Order Granting Motion
Order Granting Motion to
Appoint Interim Co-lead Counsel and Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
6/22/2022
Practice and Procedure Order
Practice and Procedure Order
Upon Transfer Pursuant to 28 USC 1407
6/14/2022
Conditional Transfer Order
Conditional Transfer Order
6/14/2022
Transfer Order
Transfer Order